An Association concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. Twelve divisions: Administration, Curriculum Studies, Learning and Instruction, Measurement and Research Methodology, Counseling and Human Development, History and Historiography, Social Context of Education, School Evaluation and Program Development, Education in the Professions, Postsecondary Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, and Educational Policy and Politics. Also information on the membership, annual meeting (including searchable conference programs and abstracts dating back to 1991), publications, news and jobs, AERA contacts, special interest groups (SIGS), and resources from around the world for educational researchers are all available in English, French, and Spanish.